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Location:

Dallas,TX,USA

Member Since:

Feb 21, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k - 19:03 - Race 4 Recovery (2009)

10k - 42:23 - SLCTC Winter Series (2010)

10 mile - 1:01:51 Riverwoods 10 mile..measured 10.07 (2011)

1/2 Marathon - 1:24:53 - SLC Half Marathon (2011)

Marathon - 2:54:47 - Top of Utah (2011)

Ultra (36.72 miles) - 4:41:32 - Wasatch Back Relay Ultra Team (2009)

R2R2R @ the Grand Canyon with a group of friends - 16 hours(2014)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back in decent running form. Maybe enter a road race in 2017?

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 5k under 18:00

Personal:

Have been active my whole life, but turned my focus to running in 2006 after deciding to run a marathon. I really enjoy the training aspect and staying healthy, but mileage has been on the decline over the past 3 years due to work commitments, so focus has turned away from races and more on just staying fit enough to still enjoy getting out. Moved from Utah to Texas in October 2016 with my wife and 3 month old babe.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Griffin Lifetime Miles:						770.29
Salomon Synapse Lifetime Miles:						108.75
Saucony Kinvara 6 Lifetime Miles:						194.25
Brown Crocs Lifetime Miles:						64.00
Bike Miles 2016 Lifetime Miles:						1074.50
TNF Hyper Track Guide #2 Lifetime Miles:						7.00

Wed, Sep 15, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.98	0.00	4.47	0.00	9.45

AM total run time 1:13:31

Had intervals on tap, and did not feel like running hard today. I've decided that these types of workouts are the hardest for me. Short & fast is ok because it's over quickly, and long & slow is quite enjoyable, but these ones are killers. That being said they are a necessary evil and are making me a stronger runner, so I have to learn to like them. : )

Took Griffin for 1.95, then hit the trail for 7 x 4:00 with 2:00 recovery. Splits were 6:13(slight downhill), 6:25(slight uphill), 6:18, 6:11(slight downhill), 6:12, 6:19(slight uphill), and 6:08(slight downhill. Did some drills during my cool-down which were 2 sets of butt-kicks, high-knees, straight-leg, and bounding. Once I got home did planks, side-planks, bird-dog, running pose, and chair pose.

My splits were a little faster than last week, and I did an extra set this week. It's a great feeling when you can feel your workouts making a difference in your running!

Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 9.45	Griffin Miles: 1.95

Comments

From Glory in the long run on Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 00:23:18 from 71.219.29.145

Thanks for the comment on my race, yeah, it is good for my confidence. I think your 5K and 10K times are a little soft given your speed over the 10 mile distance, but you probably already know that. A comment on your workout, I've heard it said that you can raise the table (get fitter) by raising any of four legs: speed work, intervals, tempo and distance, or combination of factors. Sometimes some workouts that are hardest don't necessarily need to be done because the table is already getting raised. This doesn't really apply to your workout cuz you obviously pushed through and are doing all the extras, just thought I'd encourage you.

From Seth on Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 12:45:29 from 199.188.28.8

Thanks for the advice. Yeah 5k and 10k aren't my strong points, but I feel it's gonna change with the runs I am doing.

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